The Sun. — London, England, 1838-11-28 00:00:00

I bYs were descended from Thomas Selby in Wales. 'rhera arid was no p re t ence f or t h at, except b y a w ill , c he would ask when was that will dis ,?'ered, an d b y whom, and why was it not discovered sooner ? There was a most remarkable clause 'n it, which he believed to have been interpolated. He would show that the genuine will of James Lloyd was ab stracted f rom the Consistory Court ; that a fize simile had ° n made ; and th at a clause had been inserted to answer C only the p art i es h a d i n v i ew. H e wou ld s h ow ca e nlY that there was no such will, but that that mise in t h e will was an interpolation and a forgery. The 8 0 of the other side was that James Selby, of Salford, the l grand father, w as t h e son of Marv, and upon that the whole ase r ested. H e wou l d stow that the mother of t h at l ir atn es was not Mary, but was Isabella Selby. This s s t a s rn i : _ i ll of the S e lb vs' was first found at Salford, Is e l : 1 !' w as on th e boundary between Bedfordshire and eib 4 nghamshi re . Th ere d i ed a R i chard S e lb y—a Willi am Y. and there died Isabella Selby in the year 1643. In . th ernar v , 1647, administration to the goods and effects of th"t Isabella Selby was grantetl to her son, James Selby, seLgrandfather of the testator, and the father of Sergeant of Mary Lloyd, Selby whom they represented was the son St 4 44 ry Lloyd, who died in child-bed. That was a mortal the t o the case of the claimants. That showed that e s a grandfather was not the son of Mary Lloyd, set -rIY Mary, but was the son of Isabella. The pedigree est4neeion.the part of Mr. and Mrs. Davis, never could be th at shed, and there were varous objections to the claim sb l - 3 - w i ere fat a l. H e su b m i tte d to t h e L earne d J u d ges th a t ies eh e . : ains, in 1838, came too l a t e , an d was co nt r ary to the th at -- "n of th e t es t ator , b ecause th e t es tator had declared bif the h e i r s h ould not b e f ort h com i ng w i t hi n twe l ve Qtt ' s after his death, or some such reasonable time, 444 con stituted and appointed William Lowndes his 4111 heir, on co n diti on th a t he took the name of " Selby." till therefore submitted, that as this claim was not made ta te wit ,hin a few h ours o f 60 y ears a fter the death of tes ses.,r, lt was made after the time Major Lowndes had be st a the la w f u l h e i r . A not h er po i n t h e wou ld su b m it o s i i' s whether the right heir the testator referred to must ae of the bl oo d o f t h e S e lb y ' s , an d u p on that the b a e d arned G entleman referred their Lordships to what I ss m sd b rn said by L or d s Mansfield and Loughborough. Ni h Mansfield held the heir must be of the blood of the i q 1 18 , and of the name of Selby. Lord Loughborough v ; 7 81 folio d the came di M ctum. J s we v • ust he be of the name as e i l notice AUGHAN— the IS blood of Selby ? Would not the blood do without nam e ? r ATTORNEY GENERAL—That might be enough ; but th e not p re t en d e d th e p resent c l a i man t h a d one drop of fi s - o ulOod of t h e S e lb ys . Then what was to be said of the of On that point he had the authority of the Court Ie C s tr° r• The question was, whether before the fine was It V ; e4 Mr. Lowndes was owner or trustee ? Why, if he te a s - f merely trustee he would be liable not only for all the /41,4,rand property since 1772, but also the interest! But P O ' s ; Leewndes was let into possession as owner—he took taid ess ien as owner, exercised all the acts of ownership, sk rei w ‘s in the situation of owner when the fine was levied. ths„s 4 4, he w ou ld as k t h e gent l emen o f t h e ass i ze w h a t th e y Ve se l e t of this claim ; was it no t ma d e f or th e p ur po s e of bee p en, oppression, and extortion ? Might it . nothave Mad e i n t h e h ope that Mr. Lowndes, to avoid the an therce of the trial and of the expense (because, among for s ti evances o f a wr i t o f r i g h t no prov i s i on was ma d e I, e , s t ee cost s o f th e party w h o succee d e d, an d if M r . the Odes obtained a verdict, he would have to pay tome . , Pence he had inc urre d), w ould have offered tas:s"'„ing in the shap e o f mone y ? Mr. Lowndes las s r„"Y resi s t e d an y suc h a t temp t ; h e k new th e es t ate atd,sa"Y bel onge d to hi m an d hi s f am il y, an d h e con fid ent l y his mi sted his case to their Lordships, the Judges, and to teueatintrymen the gen tl emen o f th e G ran d A ss i ze f or th e s t n i t Y of B uc ki ng h am . Pi tei r ',Robert L ang l e y Appl e y ar d, exam i ne d b y M r . Ser tate s s * v vILDE.—Was the attorney of the plaintiff. The to b i 'r• Lownd es di e d i n 1822. H e h a d acte d as stewar d Isi sh ‘ la for fourteen years. The names of the Lords of the 17 , ; : e r Prio r to 1 738 were Selby ; the name was altered in 4' . • Its 1 774 the Lord's Dams, was William Lowndes, r eel . Pre v i ous to that Mr. Lowndes had been appo i nte d 17 7 Iver in a cau se . A no th er C our t was h e ld in 1776 and .17 g under th e same name. T he name was aga i n alteredin fit to the nameLowndSelby. Mr. Griffin was th TillinY solicito r of Mr. Lowndes , , and witness succeded him.e lo es t , first Court at which Mr. Griffin appeared as Steward - 'a Octob er , 1784, an d was held under the name of 17 8 Selby,Esq., nt formerly Win. Lowndes. After i110r,4 tlle Courts were all held in the name of Wm. Selby ,Witness knew Mr. Griffin well ; he died in 1806. of thin nts possession a bill, answer, and decree. The date ts A t decre e 1779, and the title of the cause, was " Hone hill : de roft- 117 r. Lowndes was one of the defendants to that er o33 gether with the Attorney-General. There was also a madft'ause in which Lowndes was plaintiff. The decree was se ein both those causes. Previous to those cases coming is. :Pon further direction s , i n consequence o f lib erty b e i ng n in the decree, the parties tried their right at law. i l'Pon f o 4 further dire c ti ons in 1783, the Court ordered posses 0, ~ I the property to be given to Mr. Lowndes. Witness 4 s everal deeds in hi s possession, among which was one J a t he 20th March 1653, which was a purchase deed by f or me s Selby, th e grandf a th er , of' the estate at Wave n d on , s p 1 30/. A no th er d ee d was d a t e d N ov . 19, 1653, w hi c h a " for the purchase of the lands. On the 29th of the t o m e 'tnouth another deed was executed, the consideration Ve ss Which was 5001., and the lands purchased were in W a s .I s - " °11 . The n e xt deed was the marri a ge settl emen t o f li s - m e s Selby with Marg a r e t Wells, dat e d i n 1675, by w hi c h let tled all the lands purchased by the former deeds rOn . t et "Is Intended wif e . I n Ap r il, 1696, ano th er d ee d was , s W e , n s t ed, by whi c h J ames S e lb y purc h ase d t h e manor o f Ch" , 'nrY from a person name d S ta ff or d , f or 3 , 5001. tt,- next deed was the 3d of April, 1696, by which ‘ 4 6 ss S elby purch ase d th e M anor o f T at t on H a ll an d 14,1. wi eners adj o ini ng i n B uc ki ng h ams hi re , f or 14,5001. he u9B another p urc h ase was ma d e f rom th e T rus t ees o f th e ".oke of B uc ki ngham b y Mr. Sel b y, f or 19 ,60 01 . o f 17 0i' a ddon and Nash Estates. On the 15th September, of ss i ! Inother purchase was made by Mr. Sergeant Selby, Bea t hots Wood, i n th e h am l et o f N as h, for 2501. The do cument was the marriage settlement of Sergeant R ho js s w ith Mary Al ston , i n 1715, by whi c h the Tent" °I the above property was settled. The next docu e w.as the will of Sergeant Selby, which was produced. t ltts w ! t ness produced three other purchase deeds of pro -1 Waddon by the heir of Sergeant Selby. Witness 11?!3_41":13°_d.no.C.ed a l‘ b , i argain and l sale, l to ll ie d vy w a fine, in April, Lowndes, of in ee t o he I c r. Selby, tof B at u e c y s eae k and Jo m hn . Skirrow, ' of t hos e ° l l4 Inn, of la o n u d n s, Y in Buckinghamshire. The fine of 14 1 t i 4 a llas was also produced ; the proclamations were also 44 :11 5 i• s A mortgage of 1788 w as a l so p ut i n , th e o bj ect 'qes:" had been to raise the money for the legacies, under As s ree of the Court of Chancery. CAy ef eH atsTmas, from the Ba n k of England, produced a t r he transfer by the Accountant-General of the s l t tler of ?`„. Chancery to Mr. Lowndes Selby, under the_ me e st March, 1783, of 22,0001. and upwards, and also tst ls t i Y of a like sum to Mr. Lowndes Selby's credit. is' n ker s Ward, from the Six Clerks'-office, produced the R ts - ' l 7a n 4 nswer in Hone v. Medcroft. The bill was filed i ne s :' and the answer of Mr. Lowndes in July of the '4l / i ( -,'"ar• The bill filed by Mr. Lowndes against Wells s :th e "'etober 1773. L er 4 h A TTORNEY-GENERAL said that the bill and an -"mvs_ts;"!ing in evidence as well as the fine, he proposed read the decree made in 1773. th /t . obr e r,leant Ties-mum, on the part of the heir-at tis'eeted to th e rece pti on o f t h e ev id ence , on th e groun d he e . heir- a t-l aw h a d b een no party to t h e procee di ngs. 4114:411elai°n expressed by a Court of Equity cou ld h ave no Iv COURT th e l ega l r i g h t. t e nt t o '°nlt'r thought the evidence admissible, as far as it r e ; s B nOw that the receivership of Mr. Lowndes ceased, pr,_•iseted it as far as it went to show Mr. Lowndes, was as -ms essis, . . • - -n as owner. The order appointing the receiver 'o:het!' admitted as read, as well as that by which he was 'Kea. t ill Of -.-. l , iu ssett, fro m D oc t ors ' C ommons , pro d uce d t h e tbe,"nomas Jam es S e lb y , w hi c h was rea d at l engt h. 4 1 :8- at l i W aw ill th e testator gave all his manors, &c., to his 1,4 , Whom he directed to be found out by means of eoci o s e l t pents in the newspapers, to hold to himself and sip s .eh asi n t r si 7er, subject to the payment of certain lcgacies t ess rchat ed e bequests. And the testator by that will 1.0 t o s ''',l l % Lowndes his heir, provided he changed his k;, i nar y i e s 'eY ; and the testator appointed Mrs. Hone his it sk kt 5..... le§sin g d en , exam i ne d b y the ATTORNEY-GE rel6 y ears 4 s Pari s h c l er k o f Waddon ; had been so 15 Thlleesed ; was 73 year s o f age ; k new W a dd on H a ll , e ees .rej o i e2 esoici ngs t h ere i n t h e spring of the year 1783. s so Lia g tongs were in consequence of Mr. Lowndes sue the en w e „.'he est ate . Th e young men and young th en est ate "' to meet him, because he came to heir the e liv e d a nd take possession of' it. Mr. Lowndes th ei t of the at Winslow, five miles from Waddon, fr o ,' d4y. P ri ncipal tenants and trades-people had holiday sir e : Wi esi eeY met Mr. Lowndes at Park-hill, who came the -se d all nw in his carriage. Two young men were Did had over with ribbons ; a violin was all the music th e n et k witnesses brother played it.—(Laughter.) ,ko si te was ao w any thing about a May-pole, but nei s , s a( !ea j e r- i nat Y. of dancing and eating and drinking. Mr. s ea hire giri ned in the dancing, with the pretty Bucking j did sat th not O ld Waddon Hall —(Laughter.) Wit take ribbo dan ce because one of the men who was dressed 4, 4 1 , was took ill with the ague, and they were 44 3 br other and Put on witness.—(Great laughter.) Wit 4110retive who Played the fiddle, was taken ill, his s k, -Of afterwards died. Witness had the regis . nroth er , , burial, and was certain it was THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1838. The prosecutor was cross-examined at great length by the prisoner, but many of the questions appeared irrelevant. Mr. Hodson Goode, a clerk in the London a nd West minster Bank, proved the payment of the cheque. The prisoner addressed the Jury in a very becoming man ner,iand threw himself on the mercy of the Court and Jury. Ile admitted the fact but declared that he had no pre meditation to defraud or injure Mr. Shaw, and if death were the consequence he would not put a plea of " Guilty" on the record. The COMMON-SERGEANT said, there was no doubt but that the prisoner took the cheque improperly, but the question was did he take it feloniously. Mr. PRENDERGAST, the barrister, stated that he had known the prisoner all his life, ana his conduct had been most exemplary. Another respectable person gave similar testimony. The Jury consulted for a considerable time, and then re turned a verdict of Guilty ; accompanied with a very strong recommendation to mercy, in which they were joined by the prosecutor, who kindly abandoned a second indictment. The COMMON-SERGEANT said the prisoner owed much to the prosecutor and Jury, and the judgment of the Court was that he be confined in the House_of Correction for three calendar months. The prisoner bowed respectfully and retired from the bar BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY.) A journeyman bootmaker, named Archibaldßeed, of 14 Litchfield -street, Soho, was charged with assaulting a re spectable woman and her husband, under the following circumstances : Mrs. Susan Martin, 35, Portland -street, Soho, stated that on passing through Great Russell-street last night, about half-past ten o'clock, accompanied by her husband, who had occasion to retire for a moment, the defendant, who was a perfect stranger, came up to her, and, after using disgusting language, committed an indecent assault upon her. Her husband came up before the defendant had time to get away, and on relating the circumstance to him, he turned round to seek for a policeman, when the defen dant repeated the offence, and as he refused to go away, her husband attempted to move him, but he became ♦ery vio lent and struck him with a stick. Witness came forward to protect her husband, and she was met with a blow which felled her to the ground, from the effects of which her side was injured. John Martin, husband of the complainant, corroborated her statement, adding that the defendant had been drink ing, but knew well what he was about. Constable Mable proved that lie saw the complainant's husband bleeding in the mouth when he was called to take the defendant into custody. The defendant said a small quantity of drink had a pow erful effect upon him, and he did not know what he was doing. Mr. TWYFORD (with the concurrence of Mr. Thistleton, a county Magistrate) ordered him to pay a fine of 51., or go to prison for two months. The defendant instantly paid the fine, and IA as dis charged. BEDFORDSHIRE CONSERVATIVE DEMONSTRATION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR—On Thursday last a snug party dined together in the town of Bedford, and as this demonstration was to strike something like dismay, terror, or wonderment, among the Whig-Radicals of the county, Cambridgeshire sent a few, Buckinghamshire its portion, Huntingdonshire its modicum ; whether the fens of Lincolnshire, or the hills of Hertford shire forwarded their detachments, I know not, but alto gether the imposing spectacle of nearly 200 sat down together. .6 Laymen all good and true, and Priests elate, • Pledged to support themselves, and Church and State." The dinner went off, of course, as usual ; eating and drinking, nodding and wino-ing, was the beginning and ending of the gastric exhibition. The cloth was withdrawn ; of course, some Reverend said grace, and the more im portant business commenced. Of course, the Queen was given, and we will not be so uncharitable as to suppose, in the words of the immortal bard, that it was " lip service, which the poor heart would fain deny but dare not." No, no, the Tories are notoriously loyal ! therefore their hearty hip, and loud hurrah, for the " Queen," " the Queen Dowager, and the rest of the Royal Family" (not forgetting the " illustri ous" Duke) were, no doubt, equally sincere. Then the toast of her Majesty's Ministers—l beg pardon, I mean her Majesty's Ministers that are to be, Peel, Wellington— and who else do you think, Mr. Editor Why one of our County Members, who, " par excellence," is styled the " Farmer's Friend !" Verily tnis would be " a consumma tion devoutly to be wished!" for would but the present Ministry " right about," and allow this Tory trio to occupy, then indeed might be said " farewell" all public discontent ! Ye Canadas that haunt us now, "farewell!"—the " Agi tator's" power, his " tail," and even the " rent," farewell ! O'Connell's " occupation's gone !" I admit the two first great Statesmen have been tried, and that our Tory County Member never has been tried! but public ingrati tude was ever proverbial! ! This digression must be pardoned, the toast went o n , or off, as is usual on such occasions. " The Church," and of course, its accompaniment, " the jolly fully bottle," after eliciting thunders of applause, received due notice from some gentleman in black, and after great oratorical and intellectual displays from the Chair ; " the Vice ;" the sitting Member ; and the Member that fain would sit, this mighty mass of political power began to decline, and then, by degrees became, of course, "beautifully less," and this important demonstration ended, of course, in— " The banquet room, deserted ! The priests are fled, the laymen dead, And all, forsooth, departed ! I !" Should this hasty sketch not interfere with more impor tant matters, perhAps for the sake of my Tory friends, you will give it insertion in the corner of one of your columns, and you will gratify, yours, A CONSTANT READER, AND FREEHOLDER OF THE COUNTY. Woburn, 24th Nov. 1838. LIBELS IN DENMARK.—We see by the Eckernforder Wochenblatt, of the 17th instant, that the Editor of the h'jobenhavnspost was tried for a libel before the Chief Court of Copenhagen, on a complaint of the Go vernment, and acquitted. He was, however, condemned to pay all the costs, including a fee of 10 teichsthalers, to the Government Advocate. Thirty shillings for a fee to an Attorney -General will not entice any of our barristers to seek employment in Denmark. The offence of Mr. T. F. Gjsdvad. the Editor, consisted in publishing an article on the distribution of Orders in the West Indies. BATTLE OF DUNBAR.—" A thick fog had hither to enveloped the scene of action. It was just before the moment of victory that the sun suddenly appeared upon the sea, and the voice of Cromwell was heard in the accent and with the manner indeed inspired—inspired by the thought of a triumph so mighty and resistless—Now LET THE LORD ARISE AND HIS ENEMIES SHALL BE SCATTERED ! At this a shout broke forth from the English soldiers which seemed to rend the sky, and the rout of the enemy was complete and frightful. The horse,' says Hodgson, ' fled what way they could get, ours pursued towards Had dington ; and the General made a halt and sung the hundred and seventeenth psalm ; and by the time they had done, their party was increased and advancing ; the Scots ran and were no more heard of that fight. The Commander of our army was busy in securing the prisoners and the whole bag and baggage ; and afterwards we returned to bless God in our tents like Issachar, for the great salvation afforded to us that day.'"—Lives of Eminent British Statesmen. REPRESENTATION OF SALFORD.—PENDLE TON, Nov. 9.7.—The Reformers of the borough of Sal ford resident in this township and neighbourhood, to the number of about 500, entertained last evening their re spected Member, Mr. Brotherton, to a dinner provided for the occasion, The entertainment took place in Mr. Ara.ii i ta,ge's new mill. Invitations had been sent to D am e O'Corinell, Esq., M.P., Charles Hindley, Esq., M P., Sir Peter Hesketh Fl e etwood, Bart., M.P., Mark Philips, . ii Esq., M.P., Thomas Thornely, Esq., M.P., George ‘Vm. Wood, Esq., M.P., and several other gentlemen of rank and station in society, and firm adherents to the principles of liberality. Sir Peter Hesketh Fleetwood accepted the invitation, but, having met with an accident, was obliged to forego his intention of being present. Sonic of the Mem bers sent answers, politely declining to attend, in conse quence of other engagements. Thomas Potter, Esq., Pre sident of the Salford Reform Association, took the Chair. At the cross table, on the right of the Chairman , were Joseph Brotherton, Esq., M.P.. George William Wood, Esq., M.P., John Brooks, Esq., Elkanah Armitage , E s q ., James G. F ros t, E sq., Daniel Lee, Esq., R. Millington , Esq., David P ryce , E sq., Thomas Burgess, Esq. , an d John Lee, E sq . O n the Chairman's left were seated Robert Philips, Esq. (father of Mark Philips, Esq., .P. for Manchester), Thomas Thornely, Esq., M.P. for Wol verhampton, Charles J. Walter, Esq., of Longford, A . Knowles, E s q., J. H. Heron, Esq., Jon H son, and John Burd, Esq. Th e Vice-Chairs were occupied by Messrs. John Hankinson, J. S. Ormerod John Brettereb, and Nelson. After th e usual toast's had been drunk, e on the health of Mr. Brotherton being given, that gentleman rose and addressed the comp any , thanking them f or t hi s the ninth dinner with which th e e l ectors had honoure d bl m du ring the present year ; an d a d verting to the severa l po li t i ca l questions of the d a y. S ome of the other gen tlemen also spoke with much forc e an d e l oquence, and at a late hour the company separated, having enjoyed " the feast of reason and the flow of soul" for several hours. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, TUESDAY.—The Queen has not been out to-day. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, accompanied by Lady Mary Stopford, drove to Kew, and returned to the Castle in the evening to dinner. This morning the Marchioness of Tavistock arrived and succeeded Lady Barham as Lady in Waiting on the Queen. Viscount Torrington arrived and succeeded Lord Fingall as Lord in Waiting. Sir F. Stovin arrived and succeeded the Hon. William Cowper as the Groom in Waiting. Lord and Lady Barham have taken their departure. Lord Fingall left for his seat at. Richmond. The Hon. William Cowper left for town. Mr. Brand will arrive this afternoon. A Cabinet Council was held at three o'clock yester day afternoon at the Foreign Office. It was attended by Viscount Melbourne, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Viscount Duncannon, Viscount Palmerston, Lord Glenelg. the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of Minto, Sir John Hobhouse, and Viscount Howick. The Council sat two hours and a half. M. de Hummelauer, of the Austrian Embassy, had an interview yesterday with the Chancellor of the Exchequer in Downing-street. Mr. Buxtoa bad an interview with Lord Glenelg yester day at the Colonial Office. The Spanish Minister and Mr. Colquhoun, Diplomatic Agent for the Hanse Towns, transacted business yesterday at th e Foreign Office. Several of the Cabinet Ministers dined with Lord Hol land, at Holland House, Kensington, on Monday evening. Yesterday was the birthday of the Princess Mary of Cambridge. The Duchess of Gloucester went from town to visit the Duke and Duche,,s of Cambridge, at their resi dence at Kew. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge had a dinner party in the evening. Lord Holland visited Lord Melbourne yesterday in South-street. The Austrian, Prussian, Turkish, and Russian Ambas. sadors, transacted business yesterday at the Foreign De. partment. _ The Hanoverian and Neapolitan Ambassadors transacted business yesterday at the Foreign Department. Lord Glenelg transacted business yesterday at the Chan cellor of the Exchequer's Office in Downing -street. Sir John Hobhouse transacted business yesterday at the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Office in Downing -street. The Agent for I3arbadoes transacted business yesterday in Downing -street. Despatches were forwarded yesterday from the Fo reign Department for the British Ministers resident at the Courts of Brussels and the Hague. Despatches were forwarded yesterday from the Foreign Department for Lord Ponsonby, the British Ambassador at Constantinople. The Queen is expected at Buckingham Palace to morrow, at two o'clock, to hold a Council. The Countess of Radnor and Lady Jane Bouverie will shortly leave town for Dover, where they have en gaged a ma ns i on f or t h e w i nter season. Lord Fitzgerald and Vesci, who arrived in town a few days since, from Cheltenham, has taken his departure for Paris, where his Lordship will pass the winter. Sir Richard Bulkeley Philipps has left London on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Lichfield, at Shugbo rough, Staffordshire. Mr. C. and Lady Mary Ross have arrived in Port-' land. place from a tour on the Continent. The Rev. John Peel (brother of Sir Robert Peel, Bart.) and Mrs. Peel have arrived at Mivart's Hotel from Waresly Hall, Stourport. The Right Hon. Thomas Grenville entertained the Duchess-Countess of Sutherland, Lady Davy, Lord Wil liam Bentinck, and a select party at dinner on Monday, at his residence in Cleveland-square. REPRESENTATION OF KIRKCUDBRIGHT. --M r . Murray, of Broughton (Whig), has offered himself for the vacant seat ; and Mr. Carrick Moore (Conservative), bro ther of the hero of Corunna, has started in opposition. A Galloway Paper also says that Mr. Forbes, of Calendar, will be brought forward by the Conservatives. Lord Morpeth is not expected in town from Dublin until the middle of January ; in his way to town he will make some stay at Castle Howard. The family circle of Sir Lowry and Lady Cole have been plunged into the deepest grief by the sudden death of their niece, Miss Balfour, which took place last week at Dover Castle, Isle of Wight. The young lady fell down .e i el:13;1i Rectory Wednesdaye ße r ße. 23d year, so y rmf andr fd , lthhwi .nBA: county to: y daughter Louth, Ireland. /Vl r and Lady in an apoplectic fit, and shortly afterwards expired. She o e e % F t it ' o . a l c o s to‘ r h. h p rrisr o ic f noiut E yn x tc : o t l e ol r enz i e n tb s ce ti a tu m t b e r d id t g h c e presenta tion of the Rev. Canon Rogers.—Western Luminary. FUNERAL OF THE LATE EARL OF SEFTON. —The interment of the above highly-respected nobleman took place yesterday noon at -the vault of the family at Hanwell. It was the desire of his late Lordship to be laid with his father and mother, or he would hare been buried in the ancestral vault at Croxtetb, Lancashire. The funeral cortege left Arlington-street precisely at nine o'clock. Captain Duncan Chisholm, adjutant of the 2d battalion of the Coldstream Guards, serving in Canada, has come home on leave, in consequence of having suc ceeded to the large estates of his late brother, The Chis holm, of Chisholm, M.P. for Inverness-shire. He was a passenger on board the packet-ship Garrick, from which he landed off Dungarvan, and reached Liverpool on Mon day, via Dublin. It was stated erroneously that the Duke of Lucca and suite dined at the Royal Hotel, Richmond, on Sun day last, and a fterwards returned to Belgrave-square. His Royal Highness dined with their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, at Kew Palace, with his Grand Equerry, Baron Lowenberg. The Noble Duke has not a residence in Belgrave-square, but occupies apart. ments at Mivart's Hotel. His Excellency the Marquis of Normanby has com muted the sentence of seven years transportation by the Recorder, at Michaelmas Sessions, upon Daniel Hughes and James Browne, for combination against their em ployers, to imprisonment and hard labour for two months in the city gaol, the last week solitary confinement........ Limerick Chronicle. Hi s Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge has kindly promised to preside at the anniversary dinner of the Scottish Corporation on Friday next, St. Andrew's Day. This is the first time a member of the Royal Family has been present at one of these meetings since his late Ma jesty, on his succession to the throne, resigned the Pre sidency of the Corporation, after having held it nearly 20 years. The Marquis and Marchioness of Sligo and the Ladies Browne have left Mansfield-street for Leamington Spa, where that noble family intend to stay several weeks. The Marquis of Downshire has left Oakley Park, the scat of the Hon. Colonel and Lady Harriet Clive, for Hillsborough Castle, Downshire, Ireland. The Mar chioness and Lady Charlotte Hill continue on a visit at the Park. The last letters from the Earl of Burlington were from Berne. The Noble Lord, the Countess, and family were then about to proceed to Milan. The motion to present the freedom of the City of London to the venerable Thomas Clarkson, the founder, as he may be considered, of the great cause of African emancipation, will, we understand, be the first subject brought on in the Court of Common Council on Thurs day, according to the notice of motion given by Mr. She riff Wood. We trust the corporation will evince its respect for the character and services of the veteran champion of the oppressed negro by a unanimous vote. Distinguished military and naval services have often been acknowledged and rewarded by the corporation in this way, but the moral victory to which Clarkson led the way has decked the brow of England with laurels which, unlike those of war, never cost humanity a tear. We shall to-morrow make some observations on the subject, for which we have not room at present.—ilforning Herald. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.—OR Saturday morning last a large and handsome mill belonging to Messrs. W. Butter worth, woollen-manufacturers, of Rochdale, was totally destroyed by fire. The mill was 72 yards long and five stories high, and was quite full of machinery—the loss is estimated at from 9 0,0001. to 25,000/. The property was insured in the Atlas Alliance and York and London offices. We regret to add that an old man who acted as gate keeper is supposed to have perished in the ruins. POST -OFFICE ARRANGEMENTS.--The present Postmaster has issued an order that all property letters shall in future be registered according to the system adopted by the Earls of O'Neill and Ross, when Post masters, aided by their very efficient Secretary, Sir E. S. Lees. This order has been wrung from the present Post master, by the astounding evidence given before a Parlia mentary Committee—it being made manifest that enormous sums had been lost to the public, by frauds committed in consequence of the want of a proper check being placed over the persons in the employment of the Post-office.— Dubbit Evening Packet. Air. Hamilton Dowdall, through the influence of the Archbishop of Dublin, is to be the new secretary to the Education Board.—Courier. At :the Central Criminal Court yesterday, a prose cutor was refused his expenses, on the ground that he had exposed the goods which had been stolen outside his shop. The Recorder said it was holding out temptation to dis honesty. CORN-LAW FALLACIES, WITH THE ANSWERS. (Continued from The Sun of Monday.) 282.-20. That though prosperous manufactures may benefit agriculture, yet if foreign corn be admitted, the advantages are reaped, not by domestic, but foreign agriculturists. —On the Corn Laws. By the Right Hon. Sir John Sinclair, Bart. Addenda to " The Code of Agriculture," No. xr.—[Conti nued.] ANSWER.—That is to say, the agriculturists lose their profitable wrong, and urge the gains of the foreign agricul turists as a reason why they should not. It is as if the feudal cow-stealers had said, " If we allow these cattle to be sold over the border, the advantages will be reaped, not by domestic, but foreign beef-eaters." 283. —Nor can it be too seriously inculcated, that a manu facture, the materials of which are imported from foreign countries,—where the workmen are fed on foreign produce— and which depends for sale on foreign markets, (which must always be precarious), instead of being a blessing, must be a curse to a country.—ld. A.—A. mere enemy's representation ; which those who are fond of taking the advice of enemies and rivals, may accede to if they please. The propositions concerned, have been answered point by point, in the proper places. 284.-21. That it is proved by the history of nations, that commerce and manufactures are uncertain and evanescent sources of power; that they tend to enervate those who de pend upon them, and that there are other objects to be attended to, as the manly vigour and moral habits of a nation, of much higher importance than the mere acquisition of wealth.—ld. A.—" Believe us, commerce and manufactures are very dangerous. Allow us to put them down, and raise our rents. Our objection is, to your being a commercial coun try ; and so we make laws to hinder it." It is not always a plan is so fairly avowed. 285.-22. That the present unsettled state of the Corn laws, is highly unfavourable to the interests of agriculture : That it prevents those exertions for improvement that would otherwise take place ; nor is it possible, during that state of uncertainty, to form any just idea, what ought to be the rent of a farm, or the value of an estate. —ld. A.—Very probably. Men naturally desire to be sure ol the ground they go upon. But this makes no argument with the other side. 286.-23. That if we wish to continue a great and flourish ing country, our object ought to be, to lay the foundati o n o f national prosperity, on th e b as i s o f domestic, and not of fo reign agriculture, and with that view, that it is incumbent upon us to take care, that the prices of agricultural produce shall be such as to encourage production, and shall not have the effect of driving inferior soils out of cultivation. That if such an unfortunate event were to take place, thousands of industrious individuals, who depend for subsistence on the culture and produce of such lands, would be reduced to mi sery ;—extensive tracts of country would be rendered waste ; and all hopes of any further improvement of our national ter ritory must be abandoned. —ld. A.—What the agriculturists want, is to be paid for growing corn on the sand at high-water mark ; and when they have that, they will want to be paid for growing it on flag -stones next. Their principle is, that they are to be paid according to their own pleasure, and not according to what other men want to buy. To this are reducible all their wailings, on the misery of industrious individuals, the tracts of country rendered waste, and the improvement of national territory abandoned ;—all meaning, the not paying them for growing corn on the said flag-stones. 287.-24. That even those British Statesmen, who were the least favourable to the agricultural interests, admitted the danger of depending on foreign supplies for food. That the late Lord Liverpool, in a speech on the 15th March 1815, admitted, that a nation of 10, 15, or 20 millions of people, could not depend on foreign nations for the neces saries of life, without the most palpable impolicy, and the greatest danger : And that Mr. Huskisson, in a speech, on 27th of February 1815, expressed his apprehension of the hazard of such dependence. "If foreign ers , (h e sa id), withheld their corn from us, it might only affect their revenue; but the want of corn, might inflict on this country the mischiefs of revolution, and might occasion the subversion of the state."—ld. A.—The world has had nearly a quarter of a century to think of it, since then. Neither Lord Liverpool's autho rity nor Mr. Huskisson's, will persuade men now, that they must be starved lest they should be starved ; that they must run their beads into the certain evil now, to escape the risk of what they believe to be a next to impossible evil in the future. And men may reasonably have a vast difference of opinion, at the beginning of a mischief and at the end of it. 288.-25. That those who must procure food from other nations, must ever be dependent on those who sell it : That the celebrated commercial cities of Tyre and Sidon, (the Lon don and the Liverpool of ancient times), who depended upon Judea for grain, had rashly ventured to quarrel with Herod the King, but finding their error, that they were compelled to bribe the King's ministers to obtain a supply. " They made, (we are told), Blastus the King's Chamberlain their friend, and desired peace, because their country was nourished by the .Kiny's country ( Acts, xii. 20) : That such is the state, to which the degenerate sons of commerce, would wish to re duce this mighty empire.—ld. A.—Those who raise the food in other countries, are as dependent in turn, or more. The proposal therefore is, to cut off the great source of concord among nations ; or in other words, keep us all in war condition, by lack of food. But there is no similarity between the cases produced. Will Mark-lane be alarmed at the threat of depending on Judea for grain ; or " the degenerate sons of commerce" in the Chamber at Manchester, be frightened with the prospect of wooing " Blast us the King's Chamberlain ?" 289.-26. That the northern countries of Europe are not to be depended upon for a constant supply of grain : That, in Dr. Aikin's " Annals of George • III." (2d edition, vol. i. p. 358), we are told, " That in the year 1785, de structive inundations occurred in several parts of Europe, par ticularly in Germany, where vast losses were sustained. This calamity, joined to the inclemency of the seasons, occasioned a scarcity, approaching to a famine, in the north of Europe." What then would have been our state, had we depended, at that time, upon those countries for bread ?—ld. A.—Blow the wind north, south, east, or west, it can blow no where that it will not bring England corn. The argument therefore from famines in the north of Europe, falls to the ground. 290.-27. That the Roman history furnishes ample proof, of the danger of depending, even on a distant part of the same empire for food : That when Vespasian aspired to the throne, be hastened to Alexandria, with a view to distress Rome by famine, since from Egypt chiefly, the city was supplied with corn. But when he was proclaimed Emperor, instead of distressing the city with famine, he dispatched thither, a great number of vessels laden with corn, which arrived very season ably, for Tacitus informs us, "that fifteen days' subsistence was the most that Rome had then in store. The winter pro videntially was mild, and favourable to navigation ; distress and misery must otherwise have been the consequence. In former times the case was very different. Italy was the gra nary that supplied foreign markets. Even at this hour, the prolific vigour of the soil is not worn out; but to depend on Egypt and Africa is the prevailing system. The lives of the people are by choice committed to the caprice of winds and waves."—(The Annals of Tacitus, vol. 1, p. 386, book 12, chap. 43.)—1d. A.—The circumstances are quite changed, since the modern improvements in commerce and navigation. Fancy the King of Hanover, hastening to Odessa, with a view to disturb Queen Victoria upon the throne ; and when pro claimed King of England in consequence, dispatching a fleet of vessels with corn, to relieve Great Britain from the pressure of his hostilities. 291.-28. That any individual who peruses the above ex tract from the first of ancient historians, and who wishes to render Great Britain dependent on the caprice of the winds and the waves, for the food of its inhabitants, must have little of the feelings of a British patriot, and is unworthy of that name : That for Rome, read London, for Egypt and Africa, read Poland and Prussia ; and what Tacitus wrote eighteen hundred years ago, is exactly applicable to our state at present. How the million and a half of inhabitants in London, and its neighbourhood, and the thousands who reside in Liverpool, Manchester, and the other towns and villages in Lancashire, are not alarmed with the idea of depending for their food, on the caprice of the winds and the waves, and more especially on importations from so boisterous a sea as the Baltic, (which is likewise shut up from navigation by ice during the winter sea son), is perfectly unaccountable.—ld. A.—They might as reasonably be alarmed, at the prospect of depending on the caprice of plough-horses. If one kicks, it is presumable another will not ; and on this slender thread, the public is willing to go on. Any man acquainted with commerce and navigation, knows that the prospect of Great Britain being starved through the caprice of the winds and waves, is of precisely the same degree of practical importance. 292.-29. That, on the following grounds, a dependence on foreign supplies, is in the highest degree dangerous to any country, whether it is weak or powerful. I. The country on which we principally depend for food may have a deficient harvest. 2. There may be difficulties in carrying on intercourse, more especially in the winter season. 3. Foreign powers may impose heavy taxes on the grain they suffer to be exported, both for the sake of revenue, and to prevent high prices at home. 4. There may be a war between Great Britain and that country, or with other nations, by whom our navigation may be interrupted. 5. The countries whence supplies must be obtained, may be afflicted with contagious disorders : And 6. Foreign natio ns may refuse to take any other mo de of payment, for the grain we must purchase from themp" than specie, any great exportation of which, if a metallic currency persevered in, wou ld cramp our circul ation, —injure all our branches of i n d u stry, —and materially diminishourrevenue. —ld. A.-1. We will " principally depend" on no country ; any more th an on t h e goo d b e h av i our o f a particular team of horses. 2. Our seamen do not mean to carry on . the inter co urse in the winter season ; unless they like best. 3. They will not all tax it at once. They will not all do it at all. Or if they should, it would be time enough to re turn to growing corn on flag-stones here. 4. There will not be war with all nations at once. It must be part of our business, not so to conduct ourselves as to bring on war with the whole human race. .5. They will not all have the plague at once. And be sides, nobody in these days believes in quarantine. 6. No fear of foreigners getting our specie, but when it is more profitable to give than to keep. The currency fallacy may be considered as at this time nearly among the obsolete " Vulgar Errors." (TO BE CONTINUED.) NON-CONFORMITY IN THE NINE.. TEENTH CENTURY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Srn,----I beg leave to submit to you a plain unvarnished tale of certain doings in this remote part of the world, which ought not, in my opinion, to be "hid under a bushel." They relate to the Poor man's Church, as it is called, but I will forbear to comment upon them. The Rev. Ebenezer Morris is Vicar of the parish of Llanelly, Carmarthenshire. It has been the uniform custom of this parish to elect for its Churchwardens a Churchman who is officially styled the " Vicar's Warden," and a Dissenter who is styled the " Parish Warden," by which means the duties of that office have been hitherto discharged, to the mutual satisfaction of both parties. In 1837, one John James, a respectable farmer, renting some 200 acres, a member of the Independents congrega tion, in the town of Llanelly, was elected Parish Warden, conjointly with another person, as the Vicar's Warden, soon after entering office, a Church-rate was pro posed and negatived by adjournment ; and in lieu thereof a voluntary subscription was raised, sufficient for all the wants of the Church, so that there was no objection to the Parish Warden on that score. As it had been the custom to elect a Dissenter to represent and to protect the interests of Dissenters ; and as it had been an invariable practice in that parish to allow the Pa rish Warden to attend any other place of public worship, John James did not attend the parish Church on the Sun days during his term of office, but frequented his own place of worship, as his predecessors in office had been accus tomed to do. It must not be disguised that at the general election of 1837, the Rev. Ebenezer Morris exhibited himself as an active partisan of the Tory candidate for the county, and that John James voted for the unsuccessful Whig opponent of the Tory candidate. I will not venture to surmise whether his subsequent treatment by his Vicar and other Tory functionaries was a retaliatory movement, in consequence of that vote. Your readers may think what they like on that head. In due time. however, after that, the General Election, John James was cited in the Ecclesiastical Court of the Bishop of Saint David's by his Vicar—the pious and Re,re rend Ebenezer Morris—for that he, the said John Jam es, had, during the time of his said office of Churchwarden, absented himself from the church of the said parish on divers Sundays. In this bare narrative of facts, it is indis pensably necessary to state who and what is the Judge of that Court before whom the Non-conformist Churchwarden was cited to appear. That person is the Reverend David Archard Williams, an unbeneficed parson, holding the nominal office of a Rural Deanery, and being besides the Judge of the Ecclesiastical Court, the known and acknowledged Editor of that furiously rabid Tory paper, the Carmarthen Journal. The defendant appeared on the citation, pleaded ignorance of the offence, offered in excuse that he was a Dissenter, and that he had only acted as all his predecessors in office had done ; but he pleaded in vain—and in vain be threw himself upo❑ the mercy of the Court—all that was proved against him was non attendance at Church on certain Sundays. The non attendance was admitted ; he was ordered to be admonished, and was admonished accordingly. On Friday, Nov. 23, a demand was made upon the defendant for a sum of nearly 20/., the costs of these proceedings, which he was wisedly advised not to pay, and as he refused to pay that sum he was dragged from his aged and bed-ridden wife, from all his duties as a master and the head of a family, and from all his responsibilities as a parent, and was that night locked up in the common gaol of this county, where he now remains a prisoner for conscience sake, unable to procure his liberty, by bail, or by the Insolvent Court, if either were desirable—a prisoner, with this conviction on his mind— " That he cannot escape thence till he has paid the ut termost farthing." I submit these facts to you for for the benefit of the Dis stc.riters of Great Britain and Ireland, leaving it to you to comment upon . them as you think necessary ; and on the other side I hand you my name and address as a guarantee for the accuracy of my statement, which I am induced to make for no interested or unworthy motive, but PRO GREGE-LEGE. Carmarthen, 26th Nov. ANOTHER SUITOR FOR THE QUEEN.—At St. George's Chapel, Windsor, on Sunday morning, a stranger of gentlemanly appearance was shown to a sitting by one of the vergers, but sh or tly a ft er th e commencement of service was seen to cross the aisle to the reading desk, where he stood some minutes and conducted himself in a very singular manner, until a party were shown into the lower stalls, and into which he also removed. Upon taking his seat which was nearly opposite the Royal pew, he began paying his re spects to the Queen by kissing his hand, and sundry other movements, which being observed he was requested to leave, but refusing, was removed by force, and on leaving the chapel looked up to the Queen and exclaimed, " Your Majesty you see I am arrested in the church, in the reign of Victoria.'; He was not detained, but on being conducted into the town, and promising to leave immediately, was set at liberty. —Reading Mercury. GREAT EXPORT OP MANUFACTURED GOODS TO AMERICA.—Under this head we noticed last week the export of manufactured goods to the United States. The George Washington, which sailed yesterday, had to shut out goods so early as Thursday ; and the United States, which will sail on Saturday next, will be full early in the week. The South America, the packet of the 7th of De cember, will also be quite full. It is likely, indeed, if the easterly winds should continue much longer, that there will be a scarcity of American vessels to convey the goods which, it is understood, are preparing for export. In that case it would not surprise us to see first-rate British vessels laid on the berth for New York. The United States, having recovered from the depression caused by the com mercial convulsion of 1836-7, are evidently once more " going ahead."—Liverpool Albion. Last night an inquest was held before Mr. Payne, at St. Thomas's Hospital, on view of the body of Jeremiah Neale, aged 34 years. It appeared from the evidence that the deceased was at the Canterbury Arms beer-shop, in Dean-street, Southwark, on the night of Saturday last, where he became the worse for liquor, and, in descending the stairs leading to the door, he took the wrong turning and fell into the beer-cellar. He was picked up, and in stantly conveyed to the above hospital, where he expired shortly after his arrival. In answer to a question from the Coroner, the house-surgeon stated that he was unable: to state positively the cause of death, as the friends of the deceased objected to a post mortem examination of the body ; but he was of opinion it was concussion of th e brain. Verdict—" Accidental Death." Of the thousands who pass daily over Westminster bridge, but few, I venture to say, have noticed how thickly the old portion of the stone with which the bridge is built, is studded with fossil remains of testaceous animals. The stone, being the more fragile, has mouldered, an d l e f t t h e shells pro m i nen t an d consp i cuous , in many pl aces a l most i n masses, affordi ng i n te res ti ng specimens of remains of ani mals in existence before the formation of the stone by the operation of nature.—Mirror. Within these last few days, a fine new vessel, called the Grace Horsley Darling, in honour of the heroine of the Fern Islands, sailed from Newcastle for London. A fisherman has found a two-handed sword in the sands of the Loire, where the old bridge of Orleans for merly stood, and near the former fort of Tournelles. It is five feet long, and probably one of those used at the siege of Orleans in 1427. Monks were formerly good stablemen. We read of the stable for the guests at St. Alban's, which was so large as to contain nearly 300 horses, which animals the monks kept in excellent condition. It had a lamp burning in it all night. The other day, Mr. Lennox, fishmonger, St. John street, Perth, on opening an oyster found therein an Eng lish shilling. How the coin got there is a puzzler.—Perth Advertiser. 'FHE DEVIL'S LAWS.-Bread, butter, cheese, meat, potatoes, every necessary article of life--soap, candles, even tobacco, the p oor man's luxury—all have risen very considerably in price, and there is every proba bility of their becoming still dearer. The harvest, good or bad, is in ; work is become scarce, and rendered still scarcer because some are willing to work harder and longer on account of the dearness of provisions. We do not find, however, that the wages of the agricultural labourer have been raised to meet his present necessities. The farmers arc doing well. The Marquis of Chandos is silent. Th e Duke of Buckingham no longer talks about the labourers drinking " ditch-water" instead of indigenous ale. No ; his Grace, and his Grace's party get good rents ; land looks up, and the labourer is forgotten ! The Corn-laws, or as The Sun calls them, the " devil's laws," may press them to the earth, but no assistance will they get 'either from the Tory landholders or the Ultra-Radicals.—Brighton Herald, The confectioners were busily engaged yesterday, availing themselves of the present severe frost, to lay in their stock of ice. correct, a)ecause he had the fellow to it in his pocket.—(Great laughter.) The rejoicings at Waddon Hall took place about a fortnight before his brother's death. His father occupied a farm, Tattenhoe, ahout a mile from Waddou Hall. Knew John Clark, his father, and grandfather. Occupied a farm at Shenley, which was part of the Waddon estate. They were in possession at the time of the rejoicings. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD—Was certain Clark occupied Shenley at the time of the rejoicings. Knew Mr. Lowndes. James French, examined by Mr. KELLY—Was 76 years of age, and resided at Nash, where his father and brother had formerly resided. Recollected very well the rejoicings at Waddon, in 1783.3 Witness was working in Northampton shire, eight or nine miles from Waddon, the day before the re joicings, the brother came to him and fetched him to Wad d m, where there was dancing and music. Remembered a may pole being erected. Had never seen it before. They all danced round the maypole, witness among the rest. This was at Nash ; Mr. Lowndes was not there. Witness went in the afternoon to Waddon, where there was dancing before the house. Mr. Lowndes was there. A great party went from Nash to Waddon. Witness did not recollect that there was any thing to eat and drink there.—(Laughter.) The Maypole stood about a fortnight. Cross-examined by Sir W. FOLLETT—Was about 21 when the rejoicings take place. Did not recollect old Mr. Selby. Had heard there had been trials about the estate. That was years before the rejoicings—a goodish many years. Had never heard that Mr. Lowndes had succeeded in a trial. Heard there had been a trial ten or a dozen year before. When the maypole was sold, they had the money to spend. Mr. Hawley examined by Mr. Sergeant WILDE— Re sided at Shenley ; his father occupied a farm there, belong ing to Mr. Lowndes, to which witness and his brother succeeded. Found receipts for rent in his father's drawer. His father died about two years ago. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD—His father showed him the receipts about five years ago. Was not afraid they should be called upon again to pay the rents. Mr. Appleyard proved that the receipts were in the hand-writing of Mr. Lowndes, afterwards Selby. (The case had not concluded when our Reporter left.) CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS I)AY.) OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice PARKE and Mr. Baron ALDERSON.) THE BENCH AND THE BAR AT ISSUE.—ROBBERY ♦T ST. CATHERINE'S DOCKS. Samuel Barker, Samuel Fletcher the elder, Samuel Fletcher the younger, George Fletcher, John Fletcher, and Ellen Fletcher, were charged, the first with having stolen 400 yards of woollen cloth, the property of the St. Catherine Dock Company, and the other prisoners with being accessaries in the robbery, and receiving the pro perty, knowing it to be stolen. Mr. Philiips, Mr. Clarkson, and Mr. Ballantine con ducted the prosecution ; Mr. Adolphus, Mr. Prendergast, and Mr. Payne, for the prisoners. William Brooke deposed—l am in partnership with Mr„ Samuel Smith, at Huddersfield. On the 3lst May a piece of black kerseymere, and a piece of black cloth, were di rected to Moore, James, Tait, and Co., merchants, Lon don. It was sent by carrier to Leeds. The value of the bale was 1061. 17s. It would be sent from Leeds to Selby by railway, from Selby to Hull, and then from Hull to London, both by steam. Knight Pool, of Wapping, deposed—l am clerk at the St. Catherine's Docks. On the sth of April, a bale or truss arrived by the Edo-prize steamer from Hull. It was directed to Moore, James, and Co., Cheapside. I know the prisoner Barker, he is delivering clerk to Mr. Dale, the carman of the Wharf. I remember three packages arriving that day, directed to G. Fletcher. They were a box, a crate, and a bag. I have not seen any of them since. When things are taken from the wharf it is done under an order, unless they are fully directed with the name and residence of the party. James Welsh—l live at Savage-gardens, Tower-hill, and am a clerk in St. Catherine's Docks. On the 7th April Barker came to me. _ _ _ Mr. Piliturs—What did he ask for ? Mr. PRENDERGAST objected that there was no proof he had asked for anything. After some altercation, Mr. Justice PARKE said that it would be best to proceed in the regular course, and not waste time in this manner. Mr. PRENDERGAST—It iS the course of practice which I follow. Mr. Baron ALDEnsoN—It is an extremely bad practice. Mr. PRENDERGAST—That may be your opinion, but I shall follow my own. Mr. Justice PARKE—Under leave of the Court. Mr. Baron ALDERSON—You are behaving in an ex tremely indecent manner. Mr. PRENDERGAST—The indecency is not mine. Mr. Baron ALDERSON—You had better take care, Mr. Prendergast. Mr. PRENDERGAST—I shall take the greatest care. Mr. Baron ALDERSON—And so shall we. Examination continued—He asked me for somepackages belonging to Fletcher, and I gave them to him. He brought the delivery book with him, and there was a cor responding entry made in it. Cross-examined—The entry is in Barker's hand-writing. There were three packages. In the regular course he would get the order for loading from Mr. Wright. He would not have to get any further order from Mr. Dale. The entry in the book was read. It was " Fletcher, at Mr. Adams', George-street, Whitechapel, three packages." Mr. PRENDERGAST said he wished to ask another ques tion. and was proceeding to do so ; when , ....... Mr. Justice PARKE said it would be more regular to put it through the Court. Mr. PRENDERGAST was about to make soma observa tions, when he was desired to say what question he wished to ask ? Mr. PRENDERGAST—I must not, I will not, he attacked without defending myself. Mr. Baron ALDERSON-4 am sure every one who has been in Court sees who is the person attacked. Mr. PRENDERGAST-1 am incapable of attacking any one. Mr. Baron ALDERSON—You think you have an ad vantage over me here. You would not dare to do so else where. Mr. Justice PARKE—Unless you desist, I must use the authority conferred upon me. The question which was then put, the witness was un able to answer, he not having been present at the time to which it referred. Wm. Hawkins—l am in the service of Messrs. Moore, James Tait, and Co. In April they expected a bale of goods from Messrs. Brooks, of Huddersfield. I never or dered any of the prisoners to remove any bale of goods. John Butler—Last April I was carman to Mr. Dale. In the beginning of that month I took three packages to Mr. Adam's, in Whitechapel—a crate, a bag, and a truss. I received them from Barker at St. Catherine's Dock. I took a box to Mr. Miller's, Queen's Head, Tower-hill. It was given to me by Barker, who said he would give me something to drink for taking it, When I delivered the three packages at Adam's, old Mr. Fletcher was there, and paid me 11. 14s. 9d. He signed his name George Fletcher. Sarah Miller, of the Queen's Head, Tower-hill—l re member a chest having been brought to the house on a Saturday in April. It remained there until Monday. Barker came on the Saturday evening, and said there was a chest for him ; he said, " D—n the chest, I wish I had nothing to du with it." On the Monday Barker and the elder Fletcher came. Fletcher took the chest out of the back door, and Barker went away soon after. The case was proceeding when our Reporter left, and was likely to occupy the greater part of the day. NEW COURT. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY BY A CLERK.—Samuel John Green, a respectable looking young man, 18 years of age, was indicted for stealing an order for the payment of 2,499/. 95., the property of Nathan Meyer Rothschild and others, to whom he was clerk and servant. Mr. BODKIN appeared for the prosecution. The prisoner having confessed judgment by pleading guilty, Mr. BODKIN briefly stated the facts to the Court. The prisoner had been in the confidential employment of Baron Rothschild and Co., and having valuable papers, &c. on the day in question he absconded with the cheque specified in the indictment, which he converted into cash and bank notes, and left London. He was pursued by the officers to Liverpool, and there foiled with the greater part of the money in his possession. The COMMON SERGEANT said it was a very serious offence, and the prisoner must be transported. His Lord ship said that it was a very unpleasant duty imposed upon the Court to pass sentence of transportation upon a person of his age and standing in society, but those who abused the trust which had been confided in them must take the con sequence. The judgment of the. Court was, that he be transported beyond the seas for the term of seven years. Richard Gowland, a person respectably attired, was in dicted for stealing a cheque for the payment of 4/. 55., the property of Mr. Charles Shaw, his employer. Mr. CLARKSON stated the case for the prosecution. Mr. Shaw deposed that he is an attorney on Fish-street hill. Had known the prisoner some years when in better circumstances. Sometime since he received the prisoner into his office as clerk at 21. a week. He being in reduced circumstances advanced him .51. on account. The cheque was taken from the iron chest on the Bth of the present month. The prisoner had no business to have access to that safe. The prisoner acknowledged having taken the cheque. > -2